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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Coastal Waters Forecast for Western Australia
Northern Zones: NT-WA Border to North West Cape

Issued at 7:11 pm WST on Tuesday 28 October 2025
for the period until midnight WST Friday 31 October 2025.

Please be aware
Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.

Warning Information

For latest warnings go to www.bom.gov.au, subscribe to RSS feeds, call 1300 659 210* or listen for warnings on relevant TV and radio broadcasts.

Weather Situation

A trough extends over the Pilbara, Kimberley and NT, moving east today. Another broad area of low pressure re-establishes over the Pilbara late Wednesday.

North Kimberley Coast: WA-NT Border to Kuri Bay

Forecast for Tuesday 28 October until midnight

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly clear.

Forecast for Wednesday 29 October

Winds: West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to southwesterly before dawn then tending west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Forecast for Thursday 30 October

Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots before dawn. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

Forecast for Friday 31 October

Winds: North to northwesterly about 10 knots tending west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

West Kimberley Coast: Kuri Bay to Wallal

Forecast for Tuesday 28 October until midnight

Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Clear.

Forecast for Wednesday 29 October

Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Broome in the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Forecast for Thursday 30 October

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly in the late morning and afternoon. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Forecast for Friday 31 October

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the morning then increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the day. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the afternoon or evening. Swell: Westerly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

Pilbara Coast East: Wallal to Cape Preston

Forecast for Tuesday 28 October until midnight

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres west of Port Hedland. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Clear.

Forecast for Wednesday 29 October

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots inshore in the late afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Thursday 30 October

Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning. Swell: Westerly around 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Friday 31 October

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Westerly around 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.

Pilbara Coast West: Cape Preston to North West Cape

Forecast for Tuesday 28 October until midnight

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres west of Barrow Island. Swell: West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Clear.

Forecast for Wednesday 29 October

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore west of Onslow in the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres about offshore western waters by early evening. Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres about offshore western waters. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Forecast for Thursday 30 October

Winds: Southerly 15 to 25 knots turning southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, then increasing to 1 to 2 metres by early evening. Swell: West to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Friday 31 October

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres about offshore western waters. Swell: West to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore. Weather: Sunny.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 1:01 am WST Wednesday.

* Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones. Marine forecasts are also available on VHF and HF radio. View the radio schedule on www.bom.gov.au/marine

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